Prelims Bits
- Called as Dakshina Ganga (Ganga of the South).
- Origin: Trimbakeshwar, Nasik district, Maharashtra (Western Ghats).
- Length: ~1,465 km → Second longest river in India (after Ganga).
- Drainage Basin: Largest in Peninsular India, covering Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka.
- Major Tributaries:
- Left bank → Purna, Pranhita (largest), Indravati, Sabari.
- Right bank → Manjira, Manair.
- Mouth: Empties into the Bay of Bengal, forming a fertile delta in Andhra Pradesh.
- Projects/Dams: Jayakwadi, Sriram Sagar, Polavaram Project.